November 21, 2017

Hello,

The Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame has announced the 2017 honorees to be inducted at the fifteenth annual Agriculture Hall of Fame recognition banquet. The 2017 inductees include: Merritt Corbin, Joe Cornely, and Jim Lyle. The banquet will be held on Tuesday, December 5th, beginning at 6:30 pm at St. John’s Evangelical Church on East Carrol Street in Kenton. The public is invited to come to honor these inductees and their families, and to recognize their many accomplishments.  Local broadcast journalist Dave Russell will present the keynote address.  Tickets for the Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet must be purchased in advance through November 27. Tickets are $12, and available at the Hardin County Extension office (419-674-2297) or from the committee members: Dustin McCullough, Robert McBride, Ruth Oates, Kerry Oberlitner, Gary Harpster, Steve Poling, Luke Underwood, Robert Wood, and Mark Badertscher.  See the attached news release for more details about the inductees.  We hope to see you at this year’s Ag Hall of Fame Banquet.

With the help of fifteen volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past twenty-five consecutive years.  During the growing season, from April 15 through October 15, average rainfall was 28.25 inches, which made 2017 a wet year. This is 4.90 inches above the ten-year average growing season precipitation, and 7.05 more inches of rain than last year’s growing season. The most rainfall recorded during the growing season was 34.69 inches in Jackson Township by Rick Weber. The least rainfall in the county was recorded in Dudley Township by Dale Rapp, with 24.53 inches for the season. Even so, Dudley Township’s rainfall was higher than the normal average rainfall in Hardin County as measured over the past ten years.  I have attached a copy of the Season Rainfall 2017 Summary for you to view.  It also has information about crop progress throughout the growing season.

As of November 15, farmers must now report air emissions of certain hazardous substances that exceed a reportable quantity under CERCLA, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.  This new requirement affects livestock farmers with larger numbers of animals, as they may exceed the reportable quantity for ammonia emissions.  OSU Extension has authored a new Law Bulletin on Continuous Release Reporting of Air Emissions for Livestock Farms to help farms determine whether they must report air emissions and if so, how to complete the reporting process.  The new bulletin is available now and is attached to this email.  Farms with continuous releases do not have to submit their initial continuous release notification until the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issues its order, or mandate, enforcing the Court’s opinion of April 11, 2017.  No reporting is necessary until the mandate is issued according to the latest EPA website message that can be found at https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-reporting-requirements-air-releases-hazardous-substances-animal-waste-farms#resources.

Earlier I sent out information to sheep producers about this year’s Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium being held December 1-2 at OARDC in Wooster.  If you are interested in attending this year, make sure you check out the attached flyer which includes a schedule of the two days for this event.  There are also registration forms attached for both the traditional program and the Young Shepherd’s Program.  Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching us, and there are some other local events coming up that may interest you.  Ag Council breakfast is scheduled for Friday, December 1 starting at 7:00 am at Henry’s Restaurant.  The Fairboard will be meeting on Saturday, December 2 starting at 7:30 pm at the fair office.  Yes, it is almost December so hopefully harvest will draw to completion soon when the weather cooperates.  Until then, enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday and take a look at the agronomy articles that I have included below.

 

Mark

Wet Pattern Likely Into Next Spring! – Jim Noel

The wet pattern arrived this fall and continues. It has resulted in flooding and harvest delays. It does look like for the rest of November it remains colder than normal with only light precipitation events every few days. However, it will not be cold enough to freeze the ground and make better traction for equipment in the fields. For winter and spring, it looks wetter than normal. Temperatures will trend from warmer than normal to start winter in December to slightly colder than normal by late winter into spring. This is all based on the current La Nina advisory that the NOAA Climate Prediction Center has issued at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.pdf and http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/. For the next two weeks, rainfall will average 1-2 inches with most of that coming after December 1st.

Yield Data Quality for Post-Harvest Analyses – Elizabeth Hawkins, Kaylee Port, John Fulton

As the number of tools and services utilizing precision ag data to aide in decision making continues to increase, the importance of having quality data is also increasing. Most producers understand the importance of yield monitor calibration for generating accurate yield estimates, but there are other errors that can impact both the accuracy and the spatial integrity of yield data. Spatial integrity of yield data becomes very important when being used to generate prescriptions for fertilizer and seeding. Spatial inaccuracies in yield data become a problem when using yield maps to create management zones and subsequent input decisions by zone within a field. Taking the time to evaluate quality and removing erroneous data ensures prescriptions and other maps based off yield data are correct. Go to https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-39/yield-data-quality-post-harvest-analyses.to continue reading this article.

2017 Ohio Corn Performance Test Preliminary Results Now Available On-Line – Rich Minyo, Allen Geyer, Peter Thomison

Results from the 2017 Ohio Corn Performance Test are now available on line at: http://oardc.osu.edu/corntrials. Single and multi-year agronomic data is currently available for all sites and regions for 2017. The results can be accessed by following the links on the left side of the page. Information regarding the growing season, evaluation procedures and traits will be available soon. Additional hybrids will be added as soon as marketing information becomes available, as will the combined regional tables (which are especially helpful in assessing hybrid performance across locations).

New Website Addresses Agriculture Best Management Practice Placement and Use – Greg LaBarge

A new website https://agbmps.osu.edu/ has been launched that is designed to help landowners and operators use visual clues in the landscape or management records to identify fields or stream/ditches where targeted practices can reduce erosion and nutrient losses that impair Ohio watersheds. Private and public dollars available to address erosion and nutrient loss concerns from agricultural production fields are limited. The intent of this website is to empower farmers/landowners with the knowledge necessary to identify the high risk situations that exist in their farm fields and the ability to know when to seek professional help for implementing cost effective conservation. This website provides a summary of “Critical Concerns” found in the landscape and in agronomic farm plans, a review of potential “Best Management Practices (BMPs)”, and a list of resources and people/agencies to contact.  For more information about this new website, go to https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-39/new-website-addresses-agriculture-best-management-practice.

Dodder in Western Ohio Red Clover Stands – Mark Loux

We have had reports of dodder in some red clover fields.  Dodder is a parasitic plant without any leaves or chlorophyll to produce its own energy.  It lives by attaching to a host with small appendages (called ‘haustoria”), and extracting the host plant’s carbohydrates. The stems are yellow-orange, stringlike, twining, smooth and branching to form dense masses in infested fields.  Although neither toxic nor unpalatable to some livestock, dodder can weaken host plants enough to reduce yield, quality, and stand.  If infestations are severe enough, dodder may kill host plants. Dodders are annuals that spread by seed.  Seed may be able to survive in the soil over 20 years. Controlling dodder with herbicides depends on the crop in which you wish to control it.  Some herbicides may affect dodder, but also may affect the crop, or not be labeled for that use. To read more about controlling Dodder, go to https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-34/dodder-cuscuta-spp-western-ohio-red-clover-stands

 

 

Mark A. Badertscher

Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator

OSU Extension Hardin County

1021 W. Lima Street, Suite 103, Kenton, OH 43326

419-674-2297 Office

hardin.osu.edu

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